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The rescissions bill to claw back funding approved for foreign aid, NPR and PBS is a top Trump priority, but some Senate Republicans have raised concerns about the cuts.
The U.S. House passed the "One Big, Beautiful Bill" largely along party lines. Here's how Washington state's representatives voted.
The House Armed Services Committee advanced a defense policy bill authorizing a 3.8% pay raise for service members, a boost in funding for Ukraine’s military and a prohibition on restoring Confederate names to military bases.
The controversial law, now the center of a lawsuit, requires priests to report abuse even when disclosed during confession.
The Senate narrowly passed President Trump's massive tax and spending bill Tuesday after a marathon series of amendment votes.
At some 940 pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, including new money for national defense and deportations
Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 tie to push President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts over the top.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate slogged through a tense overnight session that dragged into Tuesday, with Republican leaders searching for ways to secure support for President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts while fending off proposed amendments, mostly from Democrats trying to defeat the package.
Vice President JD Vance provided the tie-breaking vote to get Trump's bill across the finish line. It now must go back to the House for approval.
"Now is the time to prevent any future cuts to Medicaid from going into effect,” the Missouri senator said after helping make those cuts a reality.